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Rules that local authorities in England must follow when registering a premises to produce spring water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
The differences between the 3 types of bottled water, and what bottled water is exempt from the rules.
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.
This series brings together all documents relating to water quality and abstraction statistics.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.
Ministers are receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water, which remains for 2,500 properties.
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
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